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Country Comparison :: Population
This entry gives an estimate from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends. The total population presents one overall measure of the potential impact of the country on the world and within its region. Note: Starting with the 1993 Factbook, demographic estimates for some countries (mostly African) have explicitly taken into account the effects of the growing impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. These countries are currently: The Bahamas, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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Rank
 country Population Date of Information
1 China
1,338,612,968
July 2009 est.
2 India
1,166,079,217
July 2009 est.
3 European Union
491,582,852
July 2009 est.
4 United States
307,212,123
July 2009 est.
5 Indonesia
240,271,522
July 2009 est.
6 Brazil
198,739,269
July 2009 est.
7 Pakistan
176,242,949
July 2009 est.
8 Bangladesh
156,050,883
July 2009 est.
9 Nigeria
149,229,090
July 2009 est.
10 Russia
140,041,247
July 2009 est.
11 Japan
127,078,679
July 2009 est.
12 Mexico
111,211,789
July 2009 est.
13 Philippines
97,976,603
July 2009 est.
14 Vietnam
86,967,524
July 2009 est.
15 Ethiopia
85,237,338
July 2009 est.
16 Egypt
83,082,869
July 2009 est.
17 Germany
82,329,758
July 2009 est.
18 Turkey
76,805,524
July 2009 est.
19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
68,692,542
July 2009 est.
20 Iran
66,429,284
July 2009 est.
21 Thailand
65,905,410
July 2009 est.
22 France
64,057,792
July 2009 est.
23 United Kingdom
61,113,205
July 2009 est.
24 Italy
58,126,212
July 2009 est.
25 South Africa
49,052,489
July 2009 est.
26 Korea, South
48,508,972
July 2009 est.
27 Burma
48,137,741
July 2009 est.
28 Ukraine
45,700,395
July 2009 est.
29 Colombia
45,644,023
July 2009 est.
30 Sudan
41,087,825
July 2009 est.
31 Tanzania
41,048,532
July 2009 est.
32 Argentina
40,913,584
July 2009 est.
33 Spain
40,525,002
July 2009 est.
34 Kenya
39,002,772
July 2009 est.
35 Poland
38,482,919
July 2009 est.
36 Morocco
34,859,364
July 2009 est.
37 Algeria
34,178,188
July 2009 est.
38 Afghanistan
33,609,937
July 2009 est.
39 Canada
33,487,208
July 2009 est.
40 Uganda
32,369,558
July 2009 est.
41 Peru
29,546,963
July 2009 est.
42 Iraq
28,945,657
July 2009 est.
43 Saudi Arabia
28,686,633
July 2009 est.
44 Nepal
28,563,377
July 2009 est.
45 Uzbekistan
27,606,007
July 2009 est.
46 Venezuela
26,814,843
July 2009 est.
47 Malaysia
25,715,819
July 2009 est.
48 Ghana
23,832,495
July 2009 est.
49 Yemen
23,822,783
July 2009 est.
50 Taiwan
22,974,347
July 2009 est.
51 Korea, North
22,665,345
July 2009 est.
52 Romania
22,215,421
July 2009 est.
53 Mozambique
21,669,278
July 2009 est.
54 Sri Lanka
21,324,791
July 2009 est.
55 Australia
21,262,641
July 2009 est.
56 Madagascar
20,653,556
July 2009 est.
57 Cote d'Ivoire
20,617,068
July 2009 est.
58 Syria
20,178,485
July 2009 est.
59 Cameroon
18,879,301
July 2009 est.
60 Netherlands
16,715,999
July 2009 est.
61 Chile
16,601,707
July 2009 est.
62 Burkina Faso
15,746,232
July 2009 est.
63 Kazakhstan
15,399,437
July 2009 est.
64 Niger
15,306,252
July 2009 est.
65 Ecuador
14,573,101
July 2009 est.
66 Cambodia
14,494,293
July 2009 est.
67 Malawi
14,268,711
July 2009 est.
68 Senegal
13,711,597
July 2009 est.
69 Guatemala
13,276,517
July 2009 est.
70 Angola
12,799,293
July 2009 est.
71 Mali
12,666,987
July 2009 est.
72 Zambia
11,862,740
July 2009 est.
73 Cuba
11,451,652
July 2009 est.
74 Zimbabwe
11,392,629
July 2009 est.
75 Greece
10,737,428
July 2009 est.
76 Portugal
10,707,924
July 2009 est.
77 Tunisia
10,486,339
July 2009 est.
78 Rwanda
10,473,282
July 2009 est.
79 Belgium
10,414,336
July 2009 est.
80 Chad
10,329,208
July 2009 est.
81 Czech Republic
10,211,904
July 2009 est.
82 Guinea
10,057,975
July 2009 est.
83 Hungary
9,905,596
July 2009 est.
84 Somalia
9,832,017
July 2009 est.
85 Bolivia
9,775,246
July 2009 est.
86 Dominican Republic
9,650,054
July 2009 est.
87 Belarus
9,648,533
July 2009 est.
88 Sweden
9,059,651
July 2009 est.
89 Haiti
9,035,536
July 2009 est.
90 Burundi
8,988,091
July 2009 est.
91 Benin
8,791,832
July 2009 est.
92 Azerbaijan
8,238,672
July 2009 est.
93 Austria
8,210,281
July 2009 est.
94 Honduras
7,792,854
July 2009 est.
95 Switzerland
7,604,467
July 2009 est.
96 Serbia
7,379,339
July 2009 est.
97 Tajikistan
7,349,145
July 2009 est.
98 Israel
7,233,701
July 2009 est.
99 Bulgaria
7,204,687
July 2009 est.
100 El Salvador
7,185,218
July 2009 est.
101 Hong Kong
7,055,071
July 2009 est.
102 Paraguay
6,995,655
July 2009 est.
103 Laos
6,834,942
July 2009 est.
104 Sierra Leone
6,440,053
July 2009 est.
105 Jordan
6,342,948
July 2009 est.
106 Libya
6,310,434
July 2009 est.
107 Papua New Guinea
6,057,263
July 2009 est.
108 Togo
6,019,877
July 2009 est.
109 Nicaragua
5,891,199
July 2009 est.
110 Eritrea
5,647,168
July 2009 est.
111 Denmark
5,500,510
July 2009 est.
112 Slovakia
5,463,046
July 2009 est.
113 Kyrgyzstan
5,431,747
July 2009 est.
114 Finland
5,250,275
July 2009 est.
115 Turkmenistan
4,884,887
July 2009 est.
116 United Arab Emirates
4,798,491
July 2009 est.
117 Norway
4,660,539
July 2009 est.
118 Singapore
4,657,542
July 2009 est.
119 Georgia
4,615,807
July 2009 est.
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina
4,613,414
July 2009 est.
121 Central African Republic
4,511,488
July 2009 est.
122 Croatia
4,489,409
July 2009 est.
123 Moldova
4,320,748
July 2009 est.
124 Costa Rica
4,253,877
July 2009 est.
125 New Zealand
4,213,418
July 2009 est.
126 Ireland
4,203,200
July 2009 est.
127 Lebanon
4,017,095
July 2009 est.
128 Congo, Republic of the
4,012,809
July 2009 est.
129 Puerto Rico
3,971,020
July 2009 est.
130 Albania
3,639,453
July 2009 est.
131 Lithuania
3,555,179
July 2009 est.
132 Uruguay
3,494,382
July 2009 est.
133 Liberia
3,441,790
July 2009 est.
134 Oman
3,418,085
July 2009 est.
135 Panama
3,360,474
July 2009 est.
136 Mauritania
3,129,486
July 2009 est.
137 Mongolia
3,041,142
July 2009 est.
138 Armenia
2,967,004
July 2009 est.
139 Jamaica
2,825,928
July 2009 est.
140 Kuwait
2,691,158
July 2009 est.
141 West Bank
2,461,267
July 2009 est.
142 Latvia
2,231,503
July 2009 est.
143 Lesotho
2,130,819
July 2009 est.
144 Namibia
2,108,665
July 2009 est.
145 Macedonia
2,066,718
July 2009 est.
146 Slovenia
2,005,692
July 2009 est.
147 Botswana
1,990,876
July 2009 est.
148 Kosovo
1,804,838
July 2009 est.
149 Gambia, The
1,782,893
July 2009 est.
150 Gaza Strip
1,551,859
July 2009 est.
151 Guinea-Bissau
1,533,964
July 2009 est.
152 Gabon
1,514,993
July 2009 est.
153 Estonia
1,299,371
July 2009 est.
154 Mauritius
1,284,264
July 2009 est.
155 Trinidad and Tobago
1,229,953
July 2009 est.
156 Timor-Leste
1,131,612
July 2009 est.
157 Swaziland
1,123,913
July 2009 est.
158 Fiji
944,720
July 2009 est.
159 Qatar
833,285
July 2009 est.
160 Cyprus
796,740
July 2009 est.
161 Guyana
772,298
July 2009 est.
162 Comoros
752,438
July 2009 est.
163 Bahrain
727,785
July 2009 est.
164 Bhutan
691,141
July 2009 est.
165 Montenegro
672,180
July 2009 est.
166 Equatorial Guinea
633,441
July 2009 est.
167 Solomon Islands
595,613
July 2009 est.
168 Macau
559,846
July 2009 est.
169 Djibouti
516,055
July 2009 est.
170 Luxembourg
491,775
July 2009 est.
171 Suriname
481,267
July 2009 est.
172 Cape Verde
429,474
July 2009 est.
173 Western Sahara
405,210
July 2009 est.
174 Malta
405,165
July 2009 est.
175 Maldives
396,334
July 2009 est.
176 Brunei
388,190
July 2009 est.
177 Bahamas, The
309,156
July 2009 est.
178 Belize
307,899
July 2009 est.
179 Iceland
306,694
July 2009 est.
180 French Polynesia
287,032
July 2009 est.
181 Barbados
284,589
July 2009 est.
182 New Caledonia
227,436
July 2009 est.
183 Netherlands Antilles
227,049
July 2009 est.
184 Mayotte
223,765
July 2009 est.
185 Samoa
219,998
July 2009 est.
186 Vanuatu
218,519
July 2009 est.
187 Sao Tome and Principe
212,679
July 2009 est.
188 Saint Lucia
160,267
July 2009 est.
189 Tonga
120,898
July 2009 est.
190 Kiribati
112,850
July 2009 est.
191 Virgin Islands
109,825
July 2009 est.
192 Micronesia, Federated States of
107,434
July 2009 est.
193 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104,574
July 2009 est.
194 Aruba
103,065
July 2009 est.
195 Jersey
91,626
July 2009 est.
196 Grenada
90,739
July 2009 est.
197 Northern Mariana Islands
88,662
July 2009 est.
198 Seychelles
87,476
July 2009 est.
199 Antigua and Barbuda
85,632
July 2009 est.
200 Andorra
83,888
July 2009 est.
201 Isle of Man
76,512
July 2009 est.
202 Dominica
72,660
July 2009 est.
203 Bermuda
67,837
July 2009 est.
204 Guernsey
65,870
July 2009 est.
205 American Samoa
65,628
July 2009 est.
206 Marshall Islands
64,522
July 2009 est.
207 Greenland
57,600
July 2009 est.
208 Cayman Islands
49,035
July 2009 est.
209 Faroe Islands
48,856
July 2009 est.
210 Saint Kitts and Nevis
40,131
July 2009 est.
211 Liechtenstein
34,761
July 2009 est.
212 Monaco
32,965
July 2009 est.
213 San Marino
30,324
July 2009 est.
214 Saint Martin
29,820
July 2009 est.
215 Gibraltar
28,034
July 2009 est.
216 British Virgin Islands
24,491
July 2009 est.
217 Turks and Caicos Islands
22,942
July 2009 est.
218 Palau
20,796
July 2009 est.
219 Akrotiri
15,700
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220 Dhekelia
15,700
NA
221 Wallis and Futuna
15,289
July 2009 est.
222 Anguilla
14,436
July 2009 est.
223 Nauru
14,019
July 2009 est.
224 Tuvalu
12,373
July 2009 est.
225 Cook Islands
11,870
July 2009 est.
226 Saint Helena
7,637
July 2009 est.
227 Saint Barthelemy
7,448
July 2009 est.
228 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
7,051
July 2009 est.
229 Montserrat
5,097
July 2009 est.
230 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,140
July 2008 est.
231 Norfolk Island
2,141
July 2009 est.
232 Svalbard
2,116
July 2009 est.
233 Tokelau
1,416
July 2009 est.
234 Christmas Island
1,402
July 2009 est.
235 Niue
1,398
July 2009 est.
236 Holy See (Vatican City)
826
July 2009 est.
237 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
596
July 2009 est.
238 Pitcairn Islands
48
July 2009 est.
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